I went to the usually very funny and faux-informative Adult Ed lecture series last night (in the bar that sort of banned strollers OMG). A couple of my friends were reading from their war books about murder and manhunts. They were good but not very funny at all, but the final presenter was Ken Freedman, …
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Do Not Electroshock your Gay Son
Really, though, does it even need to be said? Do not allow people to hook your son up to a car battery and shock him until he turns straight. Actor Glenn Shadix–whom I remembered as Seinfeld’s landlord and the intensely swish interior designer from Beetle Juice–died yesterday in Alabama. He was young, just 58, but …
The Calgary Herald Notes my Anger Issues
From Calgary, home to the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth (though I’m partial to the Stampede and Suicide Race in Omak, Wash.), comes a fine shout-out to DadWagon from columnist and stay-at-home dad Jeremy Klaszus. In his column for the Calgary Herald, Klaszus wrote about dads who get angry at their children. I was, naturally, …
Medical Miracles or Misdiagnoses?
In keeping with the medical theme from this morning, I bring you this story from the Today show about a stillborn baby brought back from the dead by two hours of cuddling with his very stubborn (and very happy) mom. Lovely story, even if they did have to import parents from Australia to find them. …